Casket handle



Oct. 28, 1930. s. R. PATTERSON GASKET HANDLE Filed may 2o',V 1929 Laldi..

INVENTOR )sydney n. Paftersan ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 28, 1930V The present invention pertains to a novel means for attaching casket handles, particularly referring to caskets of the type which are expected to be hermetically sealed. i

The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the problem arising from the difliculty of attaching the handles of met-U al caskets so that the latter maybe hermetically sealed. It is the common practice to drill holes in the casket and bolt the handles in place or by sweating or soldering a panel in place to accommodate the handleV bolts. ln both cases the body of the casket is cut or perforated and regardless of the use Vof l5 both cement and solder it is found by practice that after a period of time the solder or the cement give out and cause a leak.

A secondary object of the present inven- 1 i tionvis to provide a means for attaching hanf dles to a hermetically sealed casket whereby the handles lie flush With thesides of the cas-V ket and are securely attached thereto Without employing bolts or such means to pass through the Walls of the casket.

With these and other objects in view my invention is fully set forth and' more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a horizontal cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of the casket Wall with the handle mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the casket Wall illustrating the handle- A- mounting means;

Figure 3 is a horizontal cross sectional View illustrating a portion of the casket Wall With a slightly modified mounting means;

Figure 4 is a transverse cross sectional View 4 on the line 4-4 of Figure 8, and

Figure 5 is a transverse cross'sectional View illustrating a slightly modified holding means.

Like numerals of reference are employed throughout to designate the corresponding parts. v.

The numeral 1 designates the side Wall of the casket in Which is drawn a recess or an indent 2 formed of the same material as the f side Wall such as by stamping this being for ormnnfiaoni,4 iviIcHIeAN i yigueiivnr.n i v' y l i 19.29.' `vSeriana. 364,419.v y y .I A ,Y V'the purposeofalloiving. the handle tobe seated flush With the side Wal-l.. The handle 3, illustrated in dotted lines in Figures 1 and Sgfis pivotally mounted upon a base tfwhich fcovrs the recessor indent 2 and therebycovers' the boltsand means lemployed'forfattachingtliesame, it being "the objectofthis invention to secure this base tothecasketvvall Without perforating` or cutting the ylatter..

"A"p'late"5 is electro-Welded to 'the outside Wall Vofthe indent '2, the plate 'having' eX- trem'ities 6 which are flush With the outside rWall-of the casket and thereby permit the use ofthe nuts 7 Withoutpuiictur'ing the casket Walls. The Vnuts 7 as clearly illustrated in Figure l,receive theends `of boltsS Which are passedthrough the base 4 of the handle and thereby secure the latter to the handle.` Yft may be found desirableyhowever, to dispense with vthenutf vin which case? the Vextremities l(5 of the `metal plate-5 are bent l backWa'r-dly upon themselves asclearlylgindicated at 64 in Figs. 3 and 4. By bending the `metal, back upon itself inthis manner a sufviicient thickness of metal is *provided -Whereby the bolts '8- maylbethreadedtherethrough ure ,4 illustrates the plate`5`fhavingvtheeX- i tremities 46gto` Which are `Welded comparatively heavy strips of 'metal `9v to give`--sufiicient jmaterial for thethreads-ofrthe screws 8 Ito engage. 1 1. e f *y ."Alth ughl specific embodiments of my" invention have been illustrated and described it is'to be understood that various alterations may `bei madeinthe details of construction Without departing from the. 'spirit of thein- .ventionf as depicted inthe following claims. -Whatl claim is:-

l'. The combination with a metalvcasket and handles having'V bases adapted to rest flush vvith theside Walls of saidcasket, of means Welded to the external faces ofsaidside Wall forfattaching saidV basesto said side Walls Withou'tfperforating the latter,` said means comprising plates received in indents Where bythe outer faces of said platesrdo'not projectv outwardly from saidv Walls. i 2.f The combinationwith ametal'casket and handles having bases vadapted to Yrest flush for secu-ring thehandle-to the casket.- -lF-igwith the side wall of the casket, of indents formed in said side wall and adapted to be covered by said bases, and means external of said casket received in said indents to receive attaching members for securing said bases to said casket.

3. The combination with a hermetically sealed casket and handles having bases adapted to rest Hush with the side wall of said casket, of indents formed in said side wall, and plates received in 'said indents; saidi` plate providing m-eans for attaching said bases to said side walls without perforating thelatter.

et. The combination with a casket and hanf dles having bases adapted to rest flush with the wall thereof, of indents formed in said wall, plates welded to the external face of the side Wall of said casket in said indents whereby said plates do not project outwardly curing means passing through said bases into the bent up portion of said plates.

l0. The combination with a hermetically sealed metal casket, of indents formed in the side walls thereof, plates welded in said indents, bent portions on said plates adapted to be disposed in spaced relation to the wall of each indent, handles having bases adapted to cover said indents, and securing means passing through said bases into the bent portion of said plate.V

ln testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

SYDNEY R. PATTERSON.

from the normal face of the wall, and screws Y passing through said handle bases into said plate whereby said handles are secured to said p side wall without perforating the latter.

4 `and handles having bases adapted to rest iush with the side walls thereof, indents formed in said side walls, vplates welded in i said indents, bent up portions formed on said plates and adapted to rest flush with said side walls, and screws passed through said bases and received in said plates whereby said handles are secured to said walls without perforating the latter.

7. The combination with a hermetically sealed casket, of indents formed in the side walls thereof, plates secured in said indents, and bent up portions on said plates spaced from the walls of said indents and adapted to receive securing means for attaching handles to said casket.

8. The combination with a hermetically sealed metal casket, of indents formed in the side walls thereof, plates welded in said indents, and bent portions on said plates adapted to be disposed in spaced relation to the wall of each indent and adapted to receive securing means for attaching handles to said casket.

9. The combination with a hermetically sealed casket, of indents formed in the side Walls thereof, plates secured in said indents, bent up portions on said plates spaced from bases adapted to cover said indents, and se- 

